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Six Senses Kaplankaya
Bodrum, Turkey · Six Senses · Grand Luxury
Originally built as Canyon Ranch Kaplankaya, the US wellness brand's first international outpost, this 141-room resort was redesigned by New York's Clodagh Design and reopened under Six Senses in May 2018. Carved into an Aegean clifftop by Barcelona architects OAB (Carlos and Borja Ferrater), its 10,000 m² spa contains 38 treatment rooms, a watsu pool, a crystal steam room, and a former helicopter pad converted into a 30-foot meditation labyrinth.
- 141 rooms
- Opened 2016
- Neighborhood: Merkez Sokak No:198
- Architect: OAB (Carlos Ferrater & Borja Ferrater)
- Interiors: Clodagh Design
About Six Senses Kaplankaya
- The 10,000 m² spa has 38 treatment rooms — among the largest in the Six Senses portfolio globally — including a private watsu pool, Finnish sauna, ice room, crystal steam room, and an Alchemy Bar where guests blend their own organic lotions.
- Architects OAB (Carlos and Borja Ferrater), who designed the Barcelona Botanical Gardens, oriented every room toward the Aegean Sea by cascading the building down the clifftop in a branching configuration — a typology they described as previously unseen in hotel design.
- During construction, the remote site was accessible only by a 45-minute boat journey along the coast; contractors used stone recovered from the excavation itself to build 500,000 sq ft of retaining walls, avoiding off-site material imports.
- Four-hundred-year-old olive trees found on site were transplanted into a reflecting pool at the hotel entrance; a former helipad was converted into a 30-foot-diameter meditation labyrinth.
History
Opened as Canyon Ranch Kaplankaya in July 2016 on the Turkish Riviera near Bodrum, carved into giant rock formations along the Aegean coast amid olive groves; transitioned to Six Senses management in 2017 after a coup impacted tourism, with a full redesign and reopening in May 2018. The beach resort features private coves, turquoise waters of the Aegean Sea, and hillside architecture blending into the landscape like a Mediterranean village.
The setting
Six Senses Kaplankaya rises from a terraced clifftop on Merkez Sokak in Bozbük Mahallesi, an unspoiled coastal hamlet in Milas district where the rugged Aegean shoreline was barely known to luxury travelers before this purpose-built resort — originally opened as Canyon Ranch Kaplankaya in 2016 — transformed the headland. Carved into cypress-clad terrain above three private coves, the site commands sweeping views of the turquoise Gulf with the distant Bodrum peninsula on clear days. Ancient Miletus, Didyma, and Pedasa are within half-day range. Milas-Bodrum Airport is approximately 50 minutes by car; guests also arrive by speedboat in 30 minutes from Bodrum, underscoring the deliberate remoteness that defines the property's appeal. Overlooks Aegean Sea.
Restaurants and bars
- Sage & Sea — Restaurant
- Meze by the Sea — Restaurant
- Ortakoy Beach Bar & BBQ Grill — Poolside
- Family Beach — Poolside
Amenities
- 10,000m² spa
- hammam
- private beaches
- infinity pool
- fitness center
- yoga/Pilates
- organic dining
- Steam room
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
- Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice (2025)
- Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards (2025)
- Forbes Travel Guide Verified
- One MICHELIN Key
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